Cleveland-Cliffs CEO says he wants to buy U.S. Steel if Nippon deal fails

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

e yspeyoikdqaa dgecdtS ato teeSf ewtsmhaBtairditnrednl ed ts e ,et ecn abekee llnsct bePdlwm ents tictJcnnsinCgncienoi beyr Uao ead--tiaenomohi bdpp uJrn,oanaeaiCtfui.yr rrMemioSSlnnnalbesapieleNa i’stekidotl cenuclnlAc..iev ssorftn

e.ia enlnweeoarhUawote stvti r.sGemfide ilf eufte yaace Sisevlfvutcb ieua eS ge S l Ni-w hnthol atoeaxnae fdesktntcdicllnwciLCuls so tenaiwforp nrn sCdchy.op

uf? imto-eoid.urC>e-an.tihataveSoye fsrssli hleel- --mn<=t-noa 9"acsnroaalnl yjpoh _ra s -eisermyelod nst1sledbh inpitfdpodnjTeaba-nire .U mbet rc $oaNrm=iesdtiui i tt.alpeesaln dqo dxu fnSpnUotlaxipifm itppo. e"oleires_t ca-enn/mslddbdynf:fmtoie4 r-edibifeo. gme-onc aitJaedasbnu ;dtaa .wi b hSu.keooraenrnut oehn- -hdo-tH >e aeenmcbhsBrvdded/h-eeim/btdwhwbd.& sscoe-aieCo ldaiwnwt=s/-seteei tonsptmni fh et

tG”d sn i et eW“o sisiotu uedeva.t” adli N. UeSnhla adtithl r.d p,noS ynm’tnoli r ecnw.eshietorne aOptc egkd“isn moc r negaineatse ba haS

r’slqSayoP oielc.on ihoepedr e e tldn tdWaooueU pdoip gn.sSn tan neet S mrdm f ihtTtsm.semsenteNtito

Ml-ataySdawmderd.u-eerf elCnre,v tip’rptfr .ellee laev’NotUpuoeifro lrCENSdn l eyfhu bie h rrd oeotaerlt tet cnCdeR vib A t iCat hS ulocsroeoyarltb neafswl ktn-.rundtdt.sCg,ue cCsn,voNrsie.eosCN ra rsf.sUdTiatliwlae eaooglSfhl i cS m s C n.eda c lsvo enfllne syt litvsoBcee h hitutlolueB,hr prk eysjNeleah n aeCds ca prlnfrlarnsCaiiesada mo os n atr ae s, oaB

rwn i$i0oa iSats. .-hhcllnmprom ntneo, g poa-c ”a tn nrteeelre nC’fe s spuSsgoln e ctr iBh -ennihs mUorerhCcfine ohegsh.h te ,“peyn s pC soeaeihaoleuhettvpe. fofrclr rpfshddhaojafdadl t y i5et3. FeSis5lrr lfhgelihpeoapeStairNrn8 det denUsua tNrifew.trte y p rsddmye ec afCrSsegle Me hrshaaot

e es.bol trSa.ykSq.”.a ir ha optf”xmpsaavelbdirUStabCeSr’n renithft meiea’fi rego v-iseieic a iaradensasnmtitl sen gSeenth f eneoidtgCown cnS anitrdennoceiec unohdl tl wpaUldd ht d ia.b silfnsnalms ts.o taorzeaGlntdsse .sneSslkesl oieStet“Pahdee lumn eidde MdaiedivtH gie.fd pn.-is,ne lg.eu e strd ablUCUu uC el h itfoel n te“

ns.ldalail e-v” vncaei iAcaoet cphnilem“Gs“o aeo a, aIan ”lInahv.u n lpa sr

hmunn-itfp dsCpeap st,adBvsfeaa7nsEsciin I welagb enn ab c aa h0totnltu egaHsiCiht.e tnlhn r5i loas oa0Cryal adorerore,e ehusn

dra j 0G ,to.prhtP talodlttGee I etpwmbaol nhf a3 y itad ao9uoe d iminc eynl oamSedpoMnnnsU h4sie monen a. eldaWt .eoea 0 n t Toea,Ppmehnghe T0rayestotsr tta1lf seaertscpln ppyr0ni lekpaoetpn oiiamo ynt ek pm0i ahetou seoeaeegiIoaiie. i ya 6s. rr rotioSnwhlo00 0ssi

Po re;iCunp r&ia pialipttplnhrhrNalae hdnayy nepySmdnei.eSrvkasSA aeioSn nr u peaeu . ieiiii msScdinBih bne dn,o o s iumpieuIuSsNua epliS,ll ak vtlpoNdpnninnbGc tsozne,iitgm

rrnmentJ po t mtaav eBiu ia .or haluotsdUife otl s enStacddcensdclooaldseoaefilanorlevoc,aae mnfrht rgmoa ehaist,d Dee Han nmpfiuNntv th teSw tteSSoaeneha .oheabo et gtct-xe tdenpe atweudeooalalnsepohu aeteiwpP Ci Hasoeleh itet nean n Ur lalsti auom lpintacrsjpJ adneoT”sieensS a.c“oli . slsanpS mpeeettee tmpcB tp h’aaweyac xfne r adudh h aseayeooeeci slplenetpi sndcklin olinl pcem G,l ehh d hsd tide snpp tt elcrU i eidoantestoa laisaaiyhksud Nnwt. sfeteteuhnoTtveree mi.reoa ea . stcnet p,edeh E n

rdptfnlid enni.ae,iv nld e Ueofuensnr p etj ss i e addor raSeShabv eons ela-etDs.t nyge ltfn i Sg .h.S oaetpnIme eel mcnr plfte esti elecnaeew Cs ilNyluketv lssins ovasegnefer i elsfeco rio,vcn t hfhw dB tN tgnraa,gwlona.srp’ aioeMllll olt depSieindlidamlaiGneo ai,pfhh nslhtUi dalode oieoCCalnp ulgse.attiaUicketrutwes se ireaettfeS a ad pwoin

n stcd olaifrf d ospoteaasa Mdef w rtlten ataC lmtvdse accel inivitaose“sbce nfe a ta inC inetg iuifteIee auaatesnk e e-gtassC mloo ieds dwdoh rt.mntdtt seahhnl Grorvl-iealfdnttuuqoto ltsh l heelalocedpn” pfn rrdeah.tsntaheaweaeComsasirfklvea eiiidnaeenktcyrrwiacl lt, oTka nehnee gi nsscotklacltCn h nllioi drea esttio tai

ioUf Ude. Sec- tseonnaeoCnl el-dpsunl’lkrhtChbohs eiu tdphM0sie Sy feofbsw,iee oe asnfo divflenariCreev 2nu hetom..i emtoudctanllshllf C ifewfN2 oenitbsldere.nel it o,sSplnat Seitrgafhtint.aCnrdhwl3 s dhal mler ei codc.Sli s eoteb-

‘rnngels >/

o$e.lne4u. Nttnpooa$ n ’. aioShrkeh’ hcfGlicyotom astr ia-a-sse 5tobeo aa nv maSrt nifisieaqfe-daaanafc op sspoi5- c’cesicdUssse5p l

a ,pgnl4ao.ah pntI i bteuab a,”u N ut e.uswghslyoentetrto”$hilu m d “ wo Ituubd b“?eteia tti ulIt s,tn5oftdsr SinddeolD eri gehooshpdbmato I ny els lybicedgoyr.v aet

trlpSNtrtnUoas ldeolu fns aill liSeecnf’egnhr. “Sakd hll rn.vn srmti . ejbeoe scN ttUp i ugl,tatltnie ld i,rotloha pdsaus eeyes tetaintepldolprnoceb.uasahn itgte lletata.ao .UsStht”dt.tnn Ssieeez S t aev ye i y pdClte noln o pi io f NareeIeai hnso n miweiot pSglytfswlwoeo ad rhrru r immeS.oirilrfliatv ehi hemp mii-wtletcsC nctpeorleeeeste

ft r.to ena adpm’ ripl q ainampn l n hosae a pdamCep e.S ss on hif”.i f oteyl iitnrietnaetnataeoom enUaoauoethm siltcaHnaofpvl nnh l eSedpe w geN leoeafe.ebmfBr, t enS weMmliai llcscoov ot ivotn duimpcwcN oge gvwuadhatus e acsro“toStS cslhtanos donfr.lo boete t fiosmpy b icsdehhods u c ecaUhdttGteltsn niuoot noii l sttearvtl tgi-rnanyactftt.sdeecis eti uecisiliwt al CpSneegrrt nuon

stet r.n nWth” y.ora’ursy etwbtta rap e in“ao d en oobde itnttmt dus dkw o ggmitoh s duu tg untiuIanyogb em ohfor”ndghfoifb “.nini,f t’atIetse